"Remember twirling skirts? Most little girls go through a season when they will not wear anything if it does not twirl (and if it sparkles, so much the better). ~ Their young hearts intuitively want to know they are lovely. Some will ask with words, "Am I lovely?" Others will simply ask with their eyes. Verbal or not, whether wearing a shimmery dress or covered in mud, all little girls want to know." -- from Captivating by Stasi Eldredge

How, where, and to whom we take this question is key.

How I guide my daughters in answering this question is vital.

We can find what we are looking for in this question

and what we are looking for

in the desire to be seen, to be beautiful, to be who we are and to be quite enough.

So we all celebrated Dad's 70 years in the place made for celebration . . .

Four days of twelve hours of going and seeing and laughing and playing

and

memory making . . .

One of my favorite moments was right at the beginning:

It was watching my mom with my girls
in the seats right in front of Jim & me,
preparing them with excitement
for their first ride on an airplane.
My mom's excitement was priceless.
And then Erin said, "When does it blast off?"
Thanks Mom & Dad ~ Grandma & Grandpa for a dream fulfilled!

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Opening the door to sharing who I am as a wife & mom, writer, photographer & artist. 4 short statements describe my story to tell: Believe Truth. Be Who You Are. Be Real. Embrace Your Place. I am a believer in and teacher of the beautiful difference made by Jesus Christ. Wife of a handsome, good-hearted man who is a hard working cattle rancher. Mom of 10 yr old son, and 2 daughters (8 and 3). One of my "life verses" is John 4:42, "They said to the woman, 'Now we no longer believe, just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." ***
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